Route History

Date of introduction	Gar	Mon-Fri	Sat	Sun
09.08.39	TB	5ST	5ST	5ST

BROMLEY NORTH STN - Bromley - Westmoreland Road - Hayes Lane - Hayes Station - Corkscrew Hill - West Wickham - Shirley Park - Addiscombe Road - CROYDON Barclay Road
New Route

13.12.39

TB

5STL

5STL

5STL

BROMLEY NORTH STN - CROYDON Barclay Road
Converted to STL type

11.10.50

TB

12RTW

12RTW

13RTW

BROMLEY NORTH STN  -  CROYDON
Converted to RTW type

02.05.51

TB

12RT

12RT

13RT

BROMLEY NORTH STN  -  CROYDON
RTW type replaced by RT.

30.04.58	TB	12RT+	11RT	8RT
		2RT/47

10.05.61

TB

14RT

11RT

6RT

BROMLEY NORTH STN - CROYDON Barclay Road - West Croydon Stn - Waddon - Purley Way - THORNTON HEATH GARAGE (Mon-Fri peaks)
Mon-Fri peaks extended from Croydon to Thornton Heath Garage via Waddon.

09.05.62

TB

14RT

12RT

6RT

BROMLEY NORTH STN - CROYDON - Purley Way - Thornton Heath Pond - Brigstock Rd - THORNTON HEATH High Street (Mon-Fri peaks)
Mon-Fri peaks extended from Thornton Heath Garage to High Street via Brigstock Road.

29.01.64

TB

13RT

12RT

5RT

BROMLEY NORTH STN - WEST CROYDON Bus Station - THORNTON HEATH GARAGE (Mon-Fri peaks)
Withdrawn between High Street and Garage in Thornton Heath.

RT4680 Hayes RT4680 was acquired for preservation and was at one time owned by the late Ted Price

31.10.70

TB

13RT

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BROMLEY NORTH STN - WEST CROYDON Bus Station (Mon-Fri) - THORNTON HEATH GARAGE (Mon-Fri peaks)
Weekend service replaced by Routes 119A and 119B

02.05.76

TB101+

15RM

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BROMLEY NORTH STN - WEST CROYDON Bus Station (Mon-Fri) - THORNTON HEATH GARAGE (Mon-Fri peaks)
RT type replaced by Routemasters

28.10.78

TB101+

16RM

11RM

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BROMLEY NORTH STN - West Croydon - London Road - Thornton Heath Pond - Brigstock Road - THORNTON HEATH High Street ( Mon-Sat )
Service diverted at West Croydon via London Road (withdrawn 119A) and revised to operate at all times Mon-Sat to TH High Street.
Route 119A withdrawn therefore Saturday service re-introduced.

16.10.84

TB101+

13Tc

9Tc

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BROMLEY NORTH STN - THORNTON HEATH High Street ( Mon-Sat )
Crew Titans replace Routemasters.

27.04.85

TB101+

14T#

13T#

6T

BROMLEY NORTH STN - THORNTON HEATH High Street ( Daily )
Sunday service introduced to replace withdrawn 119B
# Joint with 138

29.07.89

TB101+

11T

10T

7T

BROMLEY NORTH STN - THORNTON HEATH High Street ( Daily )
Joint allocation with 138 withdrawn.

14.03.92

TB101+

12T

9T#

13T#

BROMLEY NORTH STN - WEST CROYDON
#Sunday joint with 166/198
Withdrawn between West Croydon and Thornton Heath

06.09.94

TB101+

12T

9T#

13T#

30.06.96

TB101+

11T

7T

13T

BROMLEY NORTH STN - CROYDON AIRPORT Water Palace.
Rerouted at Croydon to Croydon Airport replacing lost section of Route 194

29.08.98

MB131+

13ON

12ON

7ON

15.11.03	MB131+	16ON	16ON	9ON
Night	MB931+	3ON	3ON	3ON

BROMLEY NORTH STN - CROYDON AIRPORT Water Palace.
Contract renewal with increased frequencies and night service added

08.12.07	C131+	16ON	16ON	9ON
Night	MB931	3ON	3ON	3ON

BROMLEY NORTH STN - CROYDON AIRPORT Water Palace.
Allocation moved to Croydon (C) but night service stayed at Green Street Green

28.08.10	C131+	16SC	16SC	9SC
Night	MB931	3SC	3SC	3SC

BROMLEY NORTH STN - CROYDON AIRPORT Water Palace
Contract renewal

Current Blind

 

Operating Garages

TB Bromley
Changeover point Bromley North Street Mon - Fri - Sat until 1300
Westmoreland Road Sat after 1300 and all day Suns
Garage journeys from Bromley via Route 47

MB Green Street Green
Changeover point Bromley North
Garage journeys run out of service

C Croydon
Changeover point at Addington interchange until the route was extended to Purley when relief point changed to Purley stand
Changeover point CROYDON Colonnades, AIRPORTHOUSE Rest Room
Garage journeys and majority of reliefs run out of service to garage